19 November 2020 h11:15 UK time (12:15 CET), online
We are happy to announce that Archives Portal Europe will participate to the History Day 2020, organised by the Institute of Historical Research in London. History Day is a day of interactive events for students, researchers & history enthusiasts to explore library, museum, archive and history collections across the UK & beyond. The event, a tradition of history and archival research in the UK, will be hosted online this year.
In this occasion, Archives Portal Europe will unveil the re-design of its Portal, which will be launched in 2021. The day includes three main lectures, and several “virtual stalls” will be organised throught the day – our partner & aggregator Archives Hub will present right after Archives Portal Europe – the full programe and registration links to the single stalls are available at this link.
It is possible to register for the Archives Portal Europe presentation via Eventbrite:
Today we propose a recipe from the Futurist movement, to be associated with the reading of Zur Psychologie des Futurismus, the psychology of Futurism, a 1915 manuscript held at the Archiv und Sammlung Hermann Rorschach (Bern), those transcription is avalable on Archives Portal Europe here.
Reasons why the recipe is accompanied by a psychology manual should be self-evident upon reading:
Carneplastico– synthetic interpretation of vegetable gardens, fruit gardens, and grazing (by painter Fillìa)
Prepare a large, cylindrical meatball of calf mince meet with 11 different types of boiled vegetables (editor’s note: celery, carrots, spinach and 8 of their closest relatives should do) (A in the drawing)
The meatball should be placed vertically on the plate (A), crowned by thick layer or honey (C), and sitting on a sausage ring (B) which is supported by three chicken medallions
From Filippo Tommaso Marinetti and Fillìa, “La cucina futurista”. Available at Wikisources
The Act of Union of the Kingdom of Romania with Bessarabia, Bucovina, Transylvania, Banat, and the Romanian Regions of Hungary was ratified during the Paris Peace Conference. All documents from the National Archives of Romania.
Material of the Romanian delegation propaganda in Paris:
The National Archives of Romania, The National Historical Central Archives Service, Vaida Voevod Alexandru (personal fond), ds. 115.
This booklet consists of the Resolution of Sfatul Țării, the regional parliament of Bessarabia (conditional and later unconditional union of Bessarabia), the Resolution of the General Congres of Bucovina in Cernowitz (in addition, the consent of polish and german nations in Bucovina), the Resolution of the Great National Assembly in Alba Iulia and the Royal Decrees for both latter unifications.
This is Mary, Queen of Romania.
The National Archives of Romania, The National Historical Central Archives Service, Casa Regală, Regina Maria. Personale. Memorii, ds. III 136_1922, f. 27v
In March 2019 she paid a visit to Georges Clemenceau, in Paris, to (successfully) support the Romanian interests at the Peace Conference.
Decree by which Ferdinand, King of Romania, empowers Alexandru Vaida Voevod,
president of the Council of Ministers, with the full authority to represent the country at
the Peace Conference in Paris (January 10th, 1920)
The National Archives of Romania, The National Historical Central Archives Service, fond Vaida Voevod Alexandru (personal fond), ds. 118
Alexandru Vaida Voevod (1872-1950) was a supporter and promoter of the union of
Transylvania with the Romanian Kingdom.
The National Archives of Romania, The National Historical Central Archives Service, Documente
fotografice, I 6664.
The National Archives of Romania, The National Historical Central Archives Service, Documente fotografice, I 6664.
The National Archives of Romania, The National Historical Central Archives Service, Documente fotografice, Al. 5, f. 7.
Several days before all the roads and trains were filled with Romanians who want to attend their nation’s greatest gathering. The trains were adorned with green fir branches and national flags. This assembly gathered the participation of 1228 official delegates from all areas of Transylvania,who directly took part in the debates in the Hall of the Union and voted and more than one hundred thousand Romanians who met on the Roman Plateau near Alba Iulia, the place where the event was to be held.
December 1st, 1918
The National Archives of Romania, The National Historical Central Archives Service, fond Consiliul Dirigent, ds. 77/1918.
The Resolution of the Great National Assembly in Alba Iulia (the resolution of Transylvania’s union with Romania) signed by Ştefan Cicio-Pop, President of the Great National Council and read by Vasile Goldis in front of all participants..
The National Archives of Romania, The National Historical Central Archives Service, Documente fotografice, III 431.
The members of the first romanian government in Transylvania, the Directory Council of Transylvania, Banat and Romanian lands of Hungary, headed by Iuliu Maniu.
1919 – Queen Mary of Romania in Transilvania.
The National Archives of Romania, The National Historical Central Archives Service, fond Casa Regala.Regina Maria. Personale. Memorii, ds. III/117/1919, f. 153v.
Ion I.C. Brătianu, an important political figure and the first Prime minister of the Greater Romania.
The National Archives of Romania, The National Historical Central Archives Service, fond Casa Regala.Regina Maria. Personale. Memorii, ds. III/117/1919, f. 153v.
The 2020 editition of Archivissima – The Festival of Archives will take place exceptionally online instead of its home city, Turin. Archives Portal Europe will participate to the online programming of the Notte degli Archivi, the White Night of Archives, which will be streamed on Facebook, Instagram, and other social media on Friday the 5th June, from 6pm CET – Archives Portal Europewill be live at 10.25pm (21:25pm UK time, 23:25 Greece time). The full programme can be found here
The theme of the festival is women, so we have asked our users to make a list of three women from their country that they like – here are the answers gathered so far (in rigurous alphaetical order)
We are updating the list as we receive suggestions – do send us your most inspiring women in European history!
Joan of Arc
The heroine who led France to victory in the 100 Years War 2042 Finding Aids from 12 countries and 137 institutions on Archives Portal Europe
Simone de Beauvoir
Writer, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist, and social theorist. 93 collections from 9 countries and 23 institutions on Archives Portal Europe
Marie Curie
The only woman to win the Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two different scientific fields. 371 collections from 12 countries and 52 institutions on Archives Portal Europe
Europa
The mother of King Minos of Crete, a Phoenician princess of Argive origin, after whom the continent Europe is named.
Europa on the bull
Artemisia Gentileschi
Painter, first woman to become a member of the Accademia di Arte del Disegno in Florence 5 collections from 2 countries and 4 institutions on Archives Portal Europe
Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist, c. 1610-1615[/caption]
Anna Kuliscioff
Revolutionary, feminist, anarchist 16 collections from 2 countries and 2 institutions on Archives Portal Europe
The house of Anna Kuliscioff in Milan
Rosa Luxembourg
Marxist, philosopher, economist, anti-war activist and revolutionary socialist. 1329 Finding Aids from 9 countries and 48 institutions on Archives Portal Europe
Sylvia Pankhurst
Suffragette, anti-Fascist, and anti-colonialist activist 176 collections from 5 countries and 21 institutions on Archives Portal Europe
Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist, c. 1610-1615[/caption]
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